History is like a circle, always circulating.

Since the First Emperor unified the world, all Chinese dynasties, no matter how prosperous and glorious they were, have not been able to overcome the three hundred-year lifespan threshold.

Because strictly speaking, the Han Dynasty was divided into east and west, and the Song Dynasty was divided into north and south. They both experienced destruction and then reconstruction in the middle. They were basically two dynasties.

The reasons for the collapse of each dynasty seem to be different, but in Zhao Mengqi's view, the root cause is the land issue.

There is a saying that the general trend of the world is that if it is divided for a long time, it will be united, and if it is united for a long time, it will be divided.

A new dynasty is mostly established after years of battles and sweeping away other forces.

At the beginning of the birth of the dynasty, there were fewer people and more land, the original interest classes were shattered, the new ruling class was still energetic, and the central authority of the court was strong, so the land would be redistributed so that the cultivators would have their own land.

The Qin and Han Dynasties had a land grant system. At first, land sales were not allowed, and land distribution was mainly based on military merit. Therefore, the army's combat effectiveness was extremely powerful.

The Sui and Tang Dynasties had an equal land system, which also prohibited buying and selling. The state distributed land equally. When a man came of age, he would be granted a specified number of acres. After his death, the state would take it back and grant it to others. On this basis, the government adopted

The military system also makes the army invincible.

However, things are developing, and the system itself may not be perfect. Management and execution will gradually deteriorate over time, serious land mergers will begin to occur, and the number of homesteaders who bear the main tax burden will decrease day by day.

In addition, the land is limited, but the population is constantly increasing. When the contradiction between man and land cannot be reconciled, that is when the dynasty begins to decline.

During the Mid-Tang Dynasty, the separatist rule of vassal towns led to the complete destruction of the land equalization system. There were no restrictions on land annexation. Heavy taxes forced the people to rise up and fight. The society fell into violent turmoil, and wars continued for nearly a hundred years.

In this context, the Song Dynasty relied on the support of large landowners to finally gain political power. Naturally, it could not harm the interests of large landowners. Therefore, it could only adopt the policy of not establishing a land system, inheriting the official land of the Tang Dynasty, and certainly recognizing the land occupied by powerful landowners.

The legal ownership of land forms a de facto land and two-field system.

In fact, if taxation based on land is truly implemented, this system will not be a big problem. It will adapt to the development of productivity, relax the relationship of personal dependence, and promote the rapid development of industry and commerce.

But the problem is that powerful landlords are the powerful class, the ruling class, and human greed and selfishness allow them to use various methods to avoid passing on taxes.

However, the Song Dynasty faced powerful external threats and had to maintain high military expenditures. If the finances collapsed, the national defense would also collapse, and foreign enemies could march in and destroy the country.

Therefore, if Zhao Mengqi wanted to save the world, he had to try to change the land system.

He wanted to simply follow the example of later generations and attack local tyrants to divide their land, but his strength did not allow it. He himself was a representative of the ruling class, and his power base was the bureaucratic landlords. I am afraid that as soon as he shouted the slogan, he would die suddenly, maybe from eating.

The unknown elixir may have accidentally fallen into the water...

What he can do is make some improvements to the current system that don't seem too abrupt.

At this time, land management in the Song Dynasty was mainly based on tenancy management, which covered more than 70% of the farmland. In other words, the vast majority of farmers lived on rented land.

Since land is freely bought and sold, these lands may not all be owned by powerful bureaucracies. Many people who have become wealthy through industry and commerce will also purchase land. After all, land is an asset that retains its value better than precious metals.

Just like in later generations, rich people like to buy more properties.

In principle, the ownership of the land in the world belongs to the emperor or the country, so it has the right to collect taxes.

Others only have "rights of possession" and "rights to use" the land. Landlords rely on their right of possession to obtain benefits, and farmers rely on their "rights to use". The three are both opposite and interdependent.

It's just that powerful landowners now ignore the country's ownership rights and exploit the farmers who actually use the fields, destroying the ecological balance.

So Zhao Mengqi groped around, trying to establish a distribution model in which the three could be harmonious.

For example, he used 50,000 acres of land to build a farm, which was nominally owned by Zhao Hui, in order to gain the support of Zhao Guan's family and the royal family and prevent it from being embezzled.

In fact, commercial institutions are established for operation and management, and then the possession rights are capitalized and vouchered to meet the investment needs of wealthy people, and then handed over to farmers for farming and production in appropriate ways.

In the end, about 50% of the profits are distributed to farmers who farm the land, 20% of which are given to investors, and the other 30% are management, production costs, taxes, etc.

At this time, there were two main forms of tenancy, the share-sharing system and the quota system.ъìＱυＧΕtＶ.℃ǒΜ

The share is divided between tenants and landlords according to the share after deducting agricultural taxes and seeds. It is usually divided in half. There will be some fluctuations depending on which party produces the production tools.

The fixed amount is simpler. The tenant pays a fixed amount of land rent to the landlord. Regardless of whether the rent is good or bad, the balance belongs to the tenant, but the tenant may have to bear taxes.

With Zhao Mengqi's method, the farm will become the main tax payer and pay all taxes that should be paid uniformly, including other labor and miscellaneous taxes on farmers, and neither investors nor farmers will have to bear taxes anymore.

It is precisely because of this that 50% of the net income will definitely be welcomed by tenants. Compared with the previous landlords, investors seem to have reduced the proportion of income, but they save management costs and save a lot of trouble. This

The income is fair, reasonable and legal.

"At that time, field certificates will be issued. Currently, you have to buy them with grain. You can get 20% of the tax-free income from the farm every year. The certificates can be freely transferred and sold, and the price will follow the market. How about it, Mrs. Qian Dafu?

Are you interested?"

Zhao Mengqi looked at Qian Duo like a wolf grandma, tempting her.

Qian Duo's calculation ability was much better than that of Zhao Hui, and he immediately started making calculations in his mind.

An acre of good farmland in Pingjiang normally costs about 30 guan, but it usually has a price but no market. Normal people would not sell their land easily unless there are special circumstances.

Twenty shi of grain is worth about thirty guan in normal times, but according to the current price in Pingjiang City, it is more than 100 guan, which seems a bit uneconomical.

The income from one-fifth of an acre of land is about six buckets of rice, which is almost the same amount of money.

In other words, the annual interest rate is 3.3%. Although it is not high, there is a lack of investment channels in this era. Even the ultimatum can be speculated, and it is better than stable, which is acceptable. Moreover, this Tianjuan also has

financial attributes.

In addition to economic aspects, political factors also need to be considered. The Qian family wants to be tied to King Yan, so they naturally have to support Zhao Mengqi's idea. In Qian Duo's subconscious, he still hopes that Zhao Mengqi will have a good impression of him.

After thinking about it, Qian Duo turned to Qian Xiaopang, "Do you know how much food our Qian family has?"

Qian Xiaopang scratched his head, "Well... I don't know. We have so many houses in our house and we don't have a general ledger. I heard my father say that the clan field can collect 700,000 to 800,000 dan in rent every year.

.”

Damn it, you are such a fucking tycoon. Doesn’t this mean that the family’s land alone is 700,000 to 800,000 acres!?

Zhao Mengqi remembered that when he checked the bypass books over the years, the summer grain of the entire Pingjiang Mansion had only reached a peak of 700,000 dan, which the Qian family had exceeded just by collecting rent...

Qian Duo didn't notice Zhao Mengqi's expression, he just lowered his head and thought, "Although Pingjiang suffered a disaster, other places in Zhejiang and Zhejiang have good harvests. It will be almost summer grain coming into the warehouse. At least one million shi should be available.

Then you can buy 50,000 acres..."

Immediately, she raised her head and looked at Zhao Mengqi, with pride on her face, "Hey, you just said that each household cannot exceed 20%. Your farm only has a total of 50,000 acres, which is not enough for me to buy. A mere 10,000 acres is not interesting. I

It’s better to forget it!”

Gee, Zhao Mengqi didn’t expect that he would be a prince in this life and would be ridiculed to show off his wealth...

We are people of integrity and will never give in to three buckets of rice!

But one million stones is still worth a discount...

At this time, Qian Duo was just a dazzling golden doll in Zhao Mengqi's eyes. As for the title, everything was false.

Zhao Mengqi threw away the fishing rod, stood up, and supported Qian Duo eagerly, "Ms. Qian, you must be tired from standing. Please sit down and talk."

Qian Duo sat on the recliner unceremoniously, became reserved, and said in an angry tone, "Want to talk? Call me sister!"

"Sister." Zhao Mengqi blurted out without hesitation.

Wanwan and the others hurriedly covered their faces, they couldn't see anything. They really didn't expect that the majestic King Yan could be so bottomless. Qian Duo was several months younger than him.

Qian Duo was also stunned for a moment. She just thought about the power of killing Zhao Mengqi and was angry, but she didn't really expect him to scream like that.

"Sister, you see that I am so sincere, can we talk about it?" Zhao Mengqi didn't seem to feel embarrassed at all, and he shouted even more enthusiastically.

Hearing this hot "sister" sound, Qian Duo suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling, his heart was beating wildly, and the red clouds appeared on his beautiful face again, which was even worse than the peach blossoms stained with dew in the morning.

Charming and charming.

Qian Duo only felt a little hot inside his body. He put his legs together tightly and whispered softly, "Then... let's talk... let's talk."

I'm talking about business with you, not about love. Is that the case?

Zhao Mengqi looked at Qian Duo strangely, shook his head, and said, business is more important, "Actually, it's not just this one farm. A total of 160,000 acres of land were confiscated from the Liu family. Excluding some of the more scattered and remote ones, it can still form two five-year farms."

A farm of ten thousand acres

, In addition, the original official fields in Pingjiang Prefecture can also be restructured accordingly. Also, after the clearing of land is completed, a lot of fields can be created, plus the newly added fertile fields after the water conservancy construction, aren't these fields, sister?

You can buy as much as you want.”

Seeing Zhao Mengqi's serious look, Qian Duo tried his best to calm down his emotions, calmed down a little, frowned slightly, "After all, it's only 30,000 acres in stock..."

"My sister, don't you still believe in my credibility? In short, as long as you have enough food, the land parcels for 50,000 acres will be sent to you immediately. In the following year, your income will be calculated based on the harvest of the existing farm.

…”

Zhao Mengqi was full of promises and acted like an insurance salesman.

At this time, Zhao Han couldn't stand the look of her brother anymore. She pouted and shouted, "Fourth brother, I won't buy it if the bad woman doesn't want it. If we don't ask her, it's just food. We don't have any in Prince Rong's palace."

, I’ll just write a letter to dad and ask him to send all the food!”

"Who said I won't buy it!?" Qian Duo immediately became dissatisfied and said angrily, "Qian Long, write a letter to father now!"

When Zhao Mengqi heard this, he beamed with joy. Prince Rong's Mansion could provide at least 500,000 shi. With the addition of the Qian family's 1 million shi, he suddenly had 1.5 million shi in hand. This food duel with the powerful was even more promising.

Feeling confident.

Originally, Lin'an was also a big consumer of grain, and since his own grain supply was cut off, Zhao Mengqi would not have wanted to take advantage of Lin'an's grain supply anymore.

However, people like Xie Tang actually secretly transported the grain they controlled to Lin'an for storage. Wouldn't this be a great move in the world?

He was happy when he suddenly saw a speedboat on the lake approaching the embankment quickly.

On the boat, Gengzhi shouted, "Your Highness, I found it! I found it!"
To be continued...